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BED ATTACHMENT FOR INVALIDS. 110. 248,132.

Patented 001. 11,1881

WITNESSES: 1 I INVENTOR a,

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSHUA P. BROWN, OF OROOKETT, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND HILARY" W. BRUNER, OF SAME PLACE.

BED ATTACHME NT FOR INVALIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,132, dated October 11, 1881.

Application filed March 21, 1881. (No model.) I

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSHUA P. BROWN, of Crockett, in the count of Houston and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Bed Attach ment for Invalids, of which the following is a specification. V

The object of my invention is to provide means by which bed-ridden persons may be easily and comfortably attended.

Theinventiou consists,principally,ofai'rame hinged between the side boards of the bedstead, said frame having a removable seat and adapted to be brought to'a vertical position for supporting the invalid in a sitting position. I

The invention also consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a bedstead with my invention attached, the seat being removed. Fig.2 is a side elevation with a part of the bedstead removed, showing the parts in position when the invalid is brought to a sitting posture. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same, the foot-board of the bedstead being removed; and Fig. 4- is a cross-section of the removable seat.

I Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The frame consists of the arms A A, preferably of metal, hinged near their centers to the pins or bolts to a, secured to the inside of the side boards B B of the bedstead. The lower ends of the arms A A are formed, as shown, with the projection a on the under side and with the projection c on the upper sides thereof, and with the notches c 0, upon which the removable seat D rests when in position for use, as hereinafter described. The upper ends of the arms A A are bent, forming the short lateral arms 0 to which the head-piece G is secured by the pins 6 e, passing through the short arms 0 To the head-piece G and the arms A A the supporting-strip E, of canvas, ticking, or other suitable flexible material, is secured'by the straps 11, passing through suitable openings,gg, formed therein. The bottom of the supporting-strip of canvas E is preferably secured by stitching or otherwise to the canvas F, which is firmly secured at its'front end to the head-board G of the bedstead and passes over the roller or reel H, secured in journals h h,formed in the side boards of the bedstead, near the foot of the bed, as shown.

One end of the roller H is provided with the square arbor i,which projects through the ratchet-wheel j, and is adapted to receive a key or wrench for turning the roller H for drawing the canvas F taut, in which position it is retained by the pivoted catch or dog It, engaging with the ratchet-wheelj, which is normally held to the face of the wheel by a suitable spring, but which may be held away from the wheel by the bent rod 1, which is adapted to be turned in the loops which secure the same in proper position for this purpose to the outside of the side board, as shown. i

The seat D is formed of thetop board, d,

which is provided with the opening 01, and of i the bottom board, 12, which is attached to the top board, d, by the strips n n of leather or of hinged pieces of board. The cushion N is pivoted to the upper side of the seat D, and is adapted to close over the opening 01. The ends of bottom board a are formed with the projections 0 0, which, when the seat is in posi-.

tion, rest upon the projections a a of the arms A A, and the ends of the seat D are cutaway at the corners, so as to form the projections 0 0, which rest upon the projections c and c of the arms AA, and the upper edges or corners of the board D are oh amfered'off, as shown at s s, to engage firmly with the hooked arms, S S, which are hinged to theinside of the arms A A, and serve to retain the seat in position between the ends of the arms A A, and thus furnish an easy and secure support for the patient.

0n the upper surface of the bottom board, it, are pivoted the curved strips n of wood, with thumb-screws to fasten in holes in the bottom piece, which strips are adapted to hold firmly in place any vessel under the opening in the board d.

It will be observed that the canvas F and the canvas E, which form the back of the frame, form the bed-bottom, and that the mattress is to be placed over and upon them, and the mattiess may be secured to the cross-piece E by cords or straps passing through the holes 00 00, formed therein.

When it is desired to raise the patient to a sitting position the seat D is adjusted in the frame under the limbs of the patient and the canvas F slowly unrollcd by means of the wrench,and when it is desired to bring the patient again to an incumbent position the can- Vas is to be rolled back again by the wrench.

When the patient is raised to a sitting position it is obvious that a board may be placed upon the side boards of the bedstead to serve as a table to hold dishes, wash-bowl, &c.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The bed attachment herein shown and described, consisting of a frame adapted to be pivoted between the side boards of a bedstead, in combination with a removable seat and means for raising and lowering the Frame, substantially as shown and described.

2. The pivoted frame, in combination with the canvas F and roller or reel H, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

3. The pivoted arms A A, formed with the projections a and c at theirlower ends, in combination with the removable seat D and the hinged arms S S, substantially as shown and described.

4. The pivoted arms A A, formed with the projections a and c at their lower ends, and with the lateral arms I) at their upper ends, in combination with the cross-piece O and back canvas, E, secured in the manner and for the purpose shown and described.

JosHuA PERRY BROWN.

\Vitnesses O. C. ALDRICH, ALBERT ALDRICH. 

